Passport and identity card application – Finland in Australia

Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.

Finnish citizens in Australia apply in person at the embassy for a new or renewed Finnish passport or ID card (valid up to 5 years). The embassy does not take minors' ID cards that need no parental consent, or ID cards for foreigners.

Where to apply in Australia

Embassy of Finland, Yarralumla, Canberra (ACT), serving all of Australia; honorary consulates elsewhere in Australia do not issue visas.

Pop-up passport services (only for citizens living more than 600 km from Canberra) are occasionally held in other cities; the page at the time of reading listed only Auckland (July 2026). Past Australian missions were announced in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.

Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Finland.

How to apply

Book an appointment through the embassy booking link | bring a passport photo no older than 6 months | attend in person and pay the fee at submission | check beforehand that your details in the Finnish population system are current (corrections via DVV) | collect in person (or by an authorised person) or ask for delivery to another Finnish mission; postal return needs a prepaid registered envelope (ID cards may take longer)

Documents you need

Old passport or police-issued ID card as identification
One passport photo taken within 6 months (colour preferred)
Men aged 23-30: military service document or call-up certificate, otherwise the authority checks liability (passport limited to the end of the year of turning 28 if no service)
Minors: consent of both parents or guardians and copies of the child's passport or ID
Permanent residents abroad: may need a separate certificate of nationality
Proof of citizenship status in Australia: Finnish citizens send Australian visa details (VEVO) to the embassy or show a visa sticker granted on or after 1 June 2003; dual citizens not registered in Finland need an apostilled Australian citizenship certificate or equivalent
Fee paid by card at submission

Fees and processing time

Official fee: Standard passport EUR 235 (approx. AUD 381-384); fast-track EUR 255 (AUD 413-417); ID card EUR 60 (AUD 97-98); rapid ID card EUR 80 (AUD 130-131); ID card filed with a passport EUR 50 (AUD 81-82)

Processing time: Ordinary passport about two weeks to several weeks plus delivery time; fast-track usually quicker.

Good to know

Two embassy fee pages give different AUD conversions for the same EUR fees (e.g. passport EUR 235 shown as AUD 384 and AUD 381) and neither shows an effective date; fees are paid in AUD at the Ministry's exchange rate, by Eftpos/Visa/MasterCard only. Customer service is by appointment only, Mon-Fri 9:30-12:30 (booking via the embassy's slotti.fi link); phone Mon-Thu 13:00-15:00; consular.CAN@gov.fi. Online (police e-service) applications are possible but any required identification visit must happen in Finland; collection only in Finland. Required-attachments page read today (no date shown). Postal return of the finished document is possible with a prepaid registered envelope, but the application itself is in person.

Official sources

Check before you apply

This page summarises information published by Finland's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.

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Finland: Passport and identity card application in Australia